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Alliance of 14 trade body call for CSDR buy-in delay
12 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

ISLA, ICMA and ISDA are among 14 trade bodies to renew calls for the buy-ins rules to be shelved until "essential" amendments are in place and give in-scope entities more time to prepare

GLEIF launches new stakeholder group
12 March 2021 Switzerland
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The group will facilitate communication between GLEIF, CAs and TSPs from across the world, as they collectively aim to coordinate and encourage a global approach to LEI usage across digital identity products

Former BNY Mellon CEO joins Brane
12 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Cryptocurrency custody provider Brane has bolstered its management team with the appointment of Jerome Dwight as president

HSBC appoints new global head of alternative investments
12 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

HSBC has appointed Tony McDonnell as global head of alternative investments, based in Ireland

EC publishes CSDR Inception Impact Assessment
12 March 2021 Brussels
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

The review, which will remain open until 5 April, will assess how the EU rules on central securities depositories are working

Ocorian appoints Damian Resnik as managing director in Bermuda
11 March 2021 Bermuda
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

According to Resnik, Ocorian’s reach and scale provide tremendous opportunities for clients who are looking to administer structures and transactions seamlessly across multiple jurisdictions

State Street to expand its fund connect ETF Digital Platform
11 March 2021 US
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

Fund Connect ETF is now supported in all ETF trading jurisdictions across the globe including the US, EMEA, Canada and APAC

Pirum Systems unveils corporate actions processing solution
11 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Pirum’s COACSConnect service aims to enable market participants to create, match and disseminate corporate action related notifications

Hudson Fintech launches workflow tool
11 March 2021 UK
Reporter: Drew Nicol

Trade Hospital acts as an advanced workflow management service which filters, aggregates and reconciles trade messages before sending optimised submissions to back-office systems for confirmation and settlement

Citi gains custody mandate for Mirae Asset’s OFC structured ETFs
11 March 2021 Hong Kong
Reporter: Maddie Saghir

In addition to custody services, Citi will provide fund administration and ETF services for the OFC ETFs

BNY Mellon collaborates with YISF to expand ESG research
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

YISF is a joint programme between the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy and the Yale Center for Business and the Environment

DTCC’s Susan Cosgrove joins Ultimus Fund Solutions’ board of directors
10 March 2021 US
Reporter: Becky Bellamy

Cosgrove currently works as managing director and chief financial officer of the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation